HR 651
107th Congress
House
Education
Assault
Child mental health services
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disabled
Disabled children
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Drugs and youth
Education of disabled students
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to disability services
Federal aid to education
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Safe Classrooms Act of 2001
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Safe Classrooms Act of 2001 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to authorize school personnel to discipline (including expel or suspend), in the same manner in which such personnel may discipline a child without a disability, a child with a disability who commits specified school-related weapon or drug offenses. (Thus provides an exception to current IDEA procedural safeguards that require placement in an alternative educational setting.)
Authorizes such personnel to modify the disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis. Permits assertion of a defense that the offense was committed unintentionally or innocently.
Allows the local educational agency (LEA) responsible for providing educational services to a child with a disability who is expelled or suspended under this Act to choose to continue to provide educational services to such child; but specifies that an LEA that so chooses to continue to provide services: (1) is not required by IDEA to provide such child with a free appropriate public education, or any particular level of service; and (2) has discretion as to the location where it provides the services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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